Exhibit 23.5


                         Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the  reference to our firm under the caption  "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated April 21, 2006, with respect to the financial statements
of  12Snap  AG  included  in  Amendment  No. 1 to Form 8-K  filing  of  NeoMedia
Technologies,  Inc.  dated  May  8,  2006,  incorporated  by  reference  in  the
Registration   Statement  on  Form  S-3  and  related   Prospectus  of  NeoMedia
Technologies, Inc. for the registration of 805,645,161 shares of its stock.



Ernst & Young AG
Wirtscaftsprufungsgesellschaft
Munich, Germany
September 8, 2006


/s/ Sonja Moser                               /s/ Christian Buhl
Wirtschaftsprufer                             Wirtschaftprufer
(Certified German Public Accountant)        (Certified German Public Accountant)